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    courageous and headstrong woman that she became. Paul’s parents, Hicksite Quakers, instilled in their children the faith’s fundamental ideology, most notably gender equality and hard, honest work. An active member of the National American Women’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA), Alice’s mother, Tacie, often took her to the group’s weekly meetings. Paul once stated, “When the Quakers were founded...one of their principles was and is equality of the sexes. So I never had any other idea...the principle

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    movements for women’s suffrage in achieving their aims by 1918 cannot be held accountable to solely one reason due to the abundance of causes for this. Voting, however, was not the only area where women were subjected to inequitable treatment: in1850 women were regarded as second class citizens. It was common belief that their brain was smaller than their male peers and they were therefore provided with very little or no form of education which, consequentially, meant that jobs for women were unskilled

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    Because of the nature of this film, I could get a real sense of the actual “suffering” of these women. I would have to admit that I was completely ignorant on how this suffrage movement has literally shaped the voting rights of women in America. All my life I have heard about that great day when women were granted the right to vote. Never in a million years did I expect to witness such hostility towards women according to this dramatization based on American history. Actress

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    Women's Rights

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    an increase in the work opportunities for both men and women. However, previous studies have shown that one gender has had better opportunities than the other. Throughout time, women have slowly worked towards independence and have gained some access to what men have been doing, however, women have not been able to gain full equality in the workforce and in society itself. Many stereotypes and discriminatory practices act as barriers to women because who try to advance themselves in the workforce

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    the highly skilled and dangerous work done by women during the war in the armaments and munitions factories and in the auxiliary and nursing service at the front was probably the greatest factor in the granting of the vote to women at the end of the war. Importantly too, the spectre of militancy was dead. Suffragettes had proved themselves worthy of the vote by working with the government in its fight to win the war. It is frequently said that women were given the vote because of the war ... the

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    Suffragettes Movie Essay

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    An Analysis of the movie entitled, “Suffragette” The year was 1912 in London, England. Women lived at the mercy of their fathers, brothers, husbands and bosses; clearly a patriarchal society. Women’s lives consisted of keeping house and raising children and caring for their families. Those who worked outside of the home were limited to menial labor, earned significantly less than men, and surrendered their earnings to their husbands. Any inheritance of real estate or money a woman may have received

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    the 10s, in particular, child labor laws were changed, and women were given more freedom. In 1910, children under 15 made up 18% of the nation's employment. Many of these jobs were very dangerous, had long shifts, and very low pay. Congress passed child labor laws in 1916 and 1918 as part of the progressive agenda. However, the Supreme Court declared these laws unconstitutional.Women could be considered second class citizens in the 10s. Women were given few options both educationally,

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    The Progressive Era changed the face of America in several ways. From the way it changed the infrastructure of America's meat industry to the creation of the 19th amendment allowing the suffrage of women. When the meat packing business first began there were no regulations that controlled what went into the product. If there were to be an infestation of mice, rats, or other rodents and pests inside of a packing plant, no one would say anything about it and the industry would continue to manufacture

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    gender? This is what many women went through before the 19th reformation was surpass, they were being differentiated because of the gender and race. During the Progressive Era, people fought to change issues such as city living, lack of right for groups of people, and working conditions. Due to an abundant amount of people that moved to cities, the government passed the city management law. The massive issues with women not being able to vote and do things because they're women the 19th amendment was

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    can hopefully, live better lives. It is seen throughout America’s history, where people have fought for their rights, and have made it their responsibility to make sure they are guaranteed their natural rights. One right in particular, that both women and African Americans struggled to fight for, was the the right to vote. This has become a huge part of what it means to be an American citizen. It helps to empower the people aside from the government, giving them the opportunity to choose who they

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